RBE No. 140/2019: Persons with Disabilities – PwD – Departmental Examination – Scribe Facility

No.E(NG)I/2014/PM1/3, dated 26.08.2019

Sub: Guidelines for providing various facilities including allowing scribes to Persons with Disabilities at the time of departmental examination.

Reference Board’s letter of even number dated 01.09.2014 (RBE No. 93/2014) on the above subject which provides that the various facilities including scribes to Persons with Disabilities as laid down in Railway Board’s letter No.E(NG)II/2006/RC-2/13, dated 17.09.2007, 18.02.2011 (RBE No. 24/2011), 27.04.2017, 25.09.2013 and 19.12.2013, for direct recruitment, may be made available for departmental examinations also, wherever circumstances so warrant.
A doubt has been raised by one Zonal Railway as to whether the facility of scribe for departmental examination is restricted to persons recruited against 3% PwD quota or it can also be extended to persons who have been certified disabled by a Railway Doctor due to disability during service. If yes, whether the facility is available for promotion from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ also, in addition to promotion within Group ‘C’.
The matter has been examined in consultation with the Management Services Dte., and it is clarified that the instructions contained in Board’s letter of even number dated 01.09.2014 (RBE No. 93/2014) ibid is also applicable to persons who have attained the disability while in service, for appearing in all departmental examinations both within Group ‘C’ and from Group ‘C’ to Gazetted categories.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 140/2019

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.